Supply Chain Management
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Curriculum Vitae
Masimba B. Mpahlo MCIPS
Graduate Diploma Purchasing & Supply CIPS (UK)
Full Diploma,
* ***** ********** ** ******* Supply Chain Management capacities in Southern Africa
Personal Details
Surname: Mpahlo
First Name: Masimba Blessing
Address: Farm 14 Marirangwe Farming Beatrice Zimbabwe
Nationality: Zimbabwean
National ID: 63-1220551-T59
Cell: +263-***-**-****
Facebook Name: Masimba Mpahlo
E-mail: *******@*********.***
Date of birth: 28 July 1981
Marital status: Married
Hobbies: Music, Watching Movies, Gardening,
Motivation
Employing Supply Chain Management principles to unlock corporate value and potential. Using the same to improve the quality of life of communities and nations.
Technical Skills
●Microsoft Project
●Microsoft Excel
●Microsoft PowerPoint
●Microsoft Word
●Internet
Experience
1). Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre (S.I.R.D.C) (November 2003 to – Feb 2008)
Biotechnology Research Institute (B.R.I)
Duties
Working as a Production Technician within a teamwork environment to achieve the following:
●Scheduling Mushroom Spawn Production
●Maintaining up to date records of Work in Progress and finished product stock
●Order book management
●Managing Raw Material procurement and stocking
●Liaising with Purchasing in material sourcing decisions and in Material Requirements Planning
●Assisting in New Product Development Projects
●Training of Interim staffers
●Handling Customer Enquiries
●Managing an up to date clients database
●Managing Interim Labour Contracts
Achievements
●Turning what was once a one man small scale Mushroom Spawn production set up into a large scale profitable Spawn Lab that now is a regional supplier employing 3 people.
●Raising the production capacity by over 300% with no additional asset procurement yet improving product quality through instituting a once absent production schedule.
●Re-engineering production process as a result cutting out utility, capacity and raw material wastage and in turn improving process yield and project profitability by up to 60%.
●Instituting Material Management thinking in Raw Material and Finished Product management thus cutting on the order filling time by up to 50%
2). 3 Month Internship Programme within the SIRDC Purchasing Department under a qualified Purchasing Officer.
●Writing manual order from user department requisitions
●Making cheque follow ups in liaison with the accounts department and liaising with supplier on payments and delivery scheduling.
●Making oral Requests for quotations against user originated quotes of products & services from suppliers
●Sourcing for asset, MRO and direct demand items from Zimbabwean and regional suppliers
●Compiling approved supplier lists
●Carrying out supplier assessment and appraisal
3). CCQ Lozane Farms, Maputo Mozambique (Mar 2008-Feb 2009)
Business Development Manager Mushroom Project
Mandate: Setting up a cost efficient Mushroom Production Project in Maputo and other Provinces in Mozambique.
Roles:
●Initial Project lay out and Business Planning
●Head Hunting for Technical Staff in Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries.
●Supply side research on Raw Material sources
●Design and Supervision of cost efficient Mushroom Growing Facilities
●Crafting of the Initial Operations/Production Strategy
●Carrying out procurement projects for support items/areas, e.g water and perishables storage facility servicing.
●Product costing and Business Analysis
●Liaising with regional suppliers of Raw Materials and Logistics service providers on delivery scheduling.
●Managing the core production team of the Project
●Drafting weekly reports for Director.
Achievements
●Setting up the first commercially viable Mushroom Cultivation enterprise in Maputo Nofrom the ground up.
●Laying out the ground work for the importation of Spawn (a critical raw material) from the most profitable regional source through creating a strategic linkage with a cost efficient logistics provider and liaising with them in creating a suitable package for our need.
●Putting together a team of inexperienced Mozambican workforce and experienced Zimbabweans and facilitating a learning environment for the team at the same time managing resource wastage risk associated with cross-cultural conflict and the collective learning curve.
5). Rockshield Farming, Harare, Zimbabwe (April 2009-Present
Project Manager, Rockshield Mushrooms
Mandate: Setting up a lean Mushroom Production Project in Peri-Urban Harare to supply product to Greater Harare retailers and hoteliers.
Roles:
●Initial Project lay out and Business Planning
●Recruiting and training technical staff of project
●Supply side research on Raw Material sources
●Design and Supervision of construction of cost efficient Mushroom Growing Facilities
●Crafting of the Initial Operations/Production Strategy
●Carrying out procurement work for raw materials and MRO items
●Product costing and Business Analysis
●Liaising with Logistics service providers on product and raw materials delivery scheduling.
●Managing the core production team of the Project
●Drafting monthly reports for Director.
Achievements
●Designing and Implementing a profitable Commercial Mushroom Cultivation Project in a partnership in which I share ownership.
●Being able to construct the project’s production shelter from low cost materials in 2 months and having the product ready for sale in 5 months.
●Bringing together a team of inexperienced individuals and training them on the job into motivated self managing employees in less than 4 months after starting operations.
●Instituting a culture of continuous improvement and innovation which has allowed us to continue cutting our costs with the aim of being the lowest cost producer in our industry.
Qualifications
2004-2007 Graduate Diploma in Purchasing & Supply
Chartered Institute Of Purchasing & Supply (UK)
Foundation stage
Legal & Procurement Processes Credit
Purchasing Environment Credit
Managing Human Resources in Purchasing & Supply Credit
Business Analysis in Purchasing & Supply Credit
Business Operations & Processes in Purchasing & Supply Credit
Introduction to Supply & Materials Management Pass
Professional Stage
Strategy & Strategic Procurement Pass
Tactics & Operations Pass
Legal Aspects in P&S Credit
Case Study in P&S Pass
Commercial Relationships Distinction
Operations Management Credit
Project & Contract Management Pass
Retail Merchandise Management Pass
2000. Vainona High School Harare
2“A” Levels: Geography, Literature in English, and History. (5 Points)
1998. St Michael’s Secondary Mhondoro
6 “O” Level Passes with 4Bs and 2Cs
References
Mr S. Matsika
Former Purchasing Manager
SIRDC
Harare, Zimbabwe
Cell +263-**-***-****
Mr I. Makona
Supervisor
Lozane Farms Mushrooms
Maputo, Mozambique
Cell +258-**-***-****
Mrs T Chirara
Former SIRDC Mushroom Project Lead 272 S Machel Avenue Harare,
Zimbabwe
Cell:+263-**-***-****
352 23rd Street
Hatcliffe
Harare
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